[Itsekiri] Amaviva
by Swifin Echoes
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Lyrics
[INTRO — SOFT HUMAN HEARTBEAT, DISTANT AFRICAN PERCUSSION] *(Whispered female voice)* Kwe ne ekọru… Kẹlẹ ni uwẹ mọn in torẹ. Kwe ne ekọru… Kẹlẹ ni uwẹ mọn kẹsi ire. Kọ si ire… Kẹ si ẹ! *(A child laughs. Handclaps enter.)* Oh-oh-oh! Eh-ya-ya! Kẹlẹ nifẹ… Kẹlẹ imẹn… *(Bass begins to rise.)* AMAVIVA! [CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO DROP] Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Kẹlẹ nifẹ le se ayé wa! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Kẹ ki etan in run! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Po ni ire wa pa kẹsi! Șẹ ẹsẹ! Kọ ẹwẹ! AMAVIVA! Kẹwa to kẹ wẹ! [VERSE 1 — WARM AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR] O sun gbenren ẹgọmọ, O sun mu erun nu omi. O sun mu ẹsẹ rọ ẹni, Ọkan si sun rere. O sun rọ ẹnu igho, Wa ni iho ku be yọ. O sun sọ okayeru "Ẹkabo," Ọmọ kẹ ti rẹyin ẹlẹ. Ọkan ẹku ni bẹsi, Ire ni gbọmẹ ogan. Kẹ si șọn in ini ire, Kẹ uwẹ mọn ohun kẹsi. Ayé wa wa lolo, Kẹ nu nọn to ti wẹ. Ẹni ọmọ ni ọkan, Ẹnu ayé ni ese. [PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES] Kẹ si uken ọkan rẹ? Kẹ si erun igho? Iru ni ka kẹ sun, Ọjọ ọle kẹpa. Mu ọkun mi si ẹsi, Kẹ ire na wa isẹ. Kẹ si ala ọkan, Kẹ tọkan rọ sẹwẹ! [CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP] Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Kẹlẹ nifẹ le se ayé wa! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Kẹ ki etan in run! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Po ni ire wa pa kẹsi! Șẹ ẹsẹ! Kọ ẹwẹ! AMAVIVA! Kẹwa to kẹ wẹ! [POST-CHORUS — VIRAL GLOBAL DANCE CHANT] Ama! Ama! Șẹ si ọtun! Viva! Viva! Șẹ si osi! Ọwọ ni ọkan! Ọwọ ni ọrun! AMAVIVA! Kẹ ire ti pọ! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Gbogbo wa! Ẹyin wa! [VERSE 2 — SOULFUL FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS] Ẹsun ya kẹre, Ẹsun sun ni rin. Ẹsun ọmọ nu ini Atẹ ayé rẹ mi. Ẹsun ọri nu ẹkọ, Ẹsun ren uwẹ. Ẹsun ọmọ nu șọn, Ẹsun alẹ ni jọmẹ. Ni ile nu lo si, Ni oke si omi, Ẹnu ẹmọ ni ori, Ẹnu ayé ni ese. Kẹ fi sẹ igbe ni ẹnu, Kẹ nu ala kẹsi. Kẹ opportunity sun ti, Ẹle ala si fọ! [PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS] Kẹ si uken ọkan rẹ? Kẹ si erun igho? Iru ni ka kẹ sun, Ọjọ ọle kẹpa. Mu ọkun mi si ẹsi, Kẹ ire na wa isẹ. Kẹ si ala ọkan, Kẹ tọkan rọ sẹwẹ! [CHORUS — MASSIVE FESTIVAL DROP] Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Kẹlẹ nifẹ le se ayé wa! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Kẹ ki etan in run! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Po ni ire wa pa kẹsi! Șẹ ẹsẹ! Kọ ẹwẹ! AMAVIVA! Kẹwa to kẹ wẹ! [BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR] Tí ómá pẹ 'yánrín t'íkhún, Tí ọlọkọ lọwọẹ délẹ. Ẹnyénò wé kẹ gbà, Ẹnyénò wé suẹ rẹnrin. Tí ówẹ gọrọ oké, Tí ọlę ti délẹ. Ọmọọlórin tán-mi ẹ, Kẹ hẹn wẹn torẹ. Ọlọdẹ na ufiẹ, Ọlọdẹ na ufiọrẹ. Ọyẹ tán-mi nọ lẹ, Wẹ rhọba na ódẹ. Ẹkarẹ wẹ kọ nòa, Ẹni nọ wẹ yáwẹ: Oru ṣe ọdu fọviẹ, Ọru mọ wẹn nọ wẹ. [BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT] *(Soft female voice)* Ẹ kẹ wé wère ufuwa… Ẹ wé nọ ufuwa nọ. *(A second heartbeat.)* Kẹnɛn ọyọn… Kẹnẹ nọ ẹkọ… Kẹnẹ ọde rẹ… *(Choir whispers)* Gba nó… Gba nó… GBA NÓ! [DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead: Tí nọrẹ ní? Crowd: ÈGBÒKÍRÍTÉ! Lead: Tí nọ wé nọrẹ? Crowd: ÈGBÒKÍRÍTÉ! Lead: Tí nọ wé súẹ? Crowd: ÈGBÒKÍRÍTÉ! Lead: Ẹ fọ mi nọ wẹ lò! [THE AMAVIVA DANCE — PERCUSSION BUILDS] Ama! Ama! Ẹ fọ gbèrẹ! Viva! Viva! Ẹ sì kpàrén! Ẹ rọ ọhun! Ẹ rọ ọsùn! Gba nọrẹ! Gba nọrẹ! *(MASSIVE AFRO-HOUSE BASS DROP)* [INSTRUMENTAL DANCE BREAK — LOG DRUMS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FESTIVAL BRASS] Ama-ama! AMAVIVA! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! *(Crowd chants over the groove.)* [FINAL CHORUS — FULL GLOBAL CHOIR] Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Ẹré nọrẹ kẹ si áyé! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ẹ yọ nọmẹ ti íyà! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Gba ọyẹ nàọọsi! Ẹrurú! Kpọrhọn! AMAVIVA! Ẹnyẹ nọwọ mẹ lò! [FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS] Ẹré nọ gbà! Ẹré nọ ẹkọn! Ẹré nọ yọwọ Ẹ yọ nọ lò! Ẹlónọrẹ! Ẹlónọ wẹ! Ẹnyẹ nọwọ! Ẹnyẹ nọrhọn! AMA